Australia comfortably defeat Pakistan by 8 wickets in first ODI at Sharjah

[Zeeraq]

Can Australia chase 281?

 

[angeldsoul]

Selfish batting from Haris should have coach give him stern words we should have got 290 min here...but anyway 280 on this pitch in aussie first match in uae tour in sharjah batting under lights. Even with our terrible bowling line up today I would give them no more than 10/15% chance of getting this....unless Maxwell delivers bug time that is!

 

[srh]

should have scored 300+ if Shan had stayed a bit longer or Haris was a bit aggressive

 

[Rayyman]

Hope the ball swings for Amir + Abbas. Yasir and Imad will also be crucial.

 

[TeymurBlake]

Haris played a hell of a knock despite the patience. Got a hundred nonetheless.

 

[a_tahir]

For people saying this is aus's b team. This is the same batting lineup that won games against ind they should chase this down right?

 

[sindhiboy]

fans are looking too confident and have not witnessed khawaja and hand handscomb's batting. australia should easily chase this down

 

[a_tahir]

fans are looking too confident and have not witnessed khawaja and hand handscomb's batting. australia should easily chase this down

"Easily??"
Lol

 

[topspin]

fans are looking too confident and have not witnessed khawaja and hand handscomb's batting. australia should easily chase this down

Agreed and they have a lot of firepower down the order with the likes of Stonis, Maxwell.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

For people saying this is aus's b team. This is the same batting lineup that won games against ind they should chase this down right?

Indian wickets usually are better for batting. These wickets are sluggish. Won't be easy.

 

[a_tahir]

Agreed and they have a lot of firepower down the order with the likes of Stonis, Maxwell and not to forget Ashton Turner who played a blinder in the 4th ODI (I think) in a 350-360 run chase against India in their last series.

Turner ain't playing.

 

[Iffitheking]

Agreed and they have a lot of firepower down the order with the likes of Stonis, Maxwell.

I think Turner is not playing

 

[topspin]

Turner ain't playing.

Thank you, just realised lol! Quite surprised not to see him play. Thought he might have been a great find for the Aussies.

 

[ILcricket]

I think on a slow surface , 280 should be good .

 

[topspin]

I think Turner is not playing

Thanks, I've edited my post to reflect this

 

[Gullycricket]

Indian wickets usually are better for batting. These wickets are sluggish. Won't be easy.

This.Watch them struggle against Imad

 

[DRsohail]

I think on a slow surface , 280 should be good .

Would be a defgicult chase.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

This.Watch them struggle against Imad

Not saying that it's impossible, but they will not be able to execute their shots like they did in India. They will falter here and there and guys like Amir, Imad will benefit.

They need to study Haris and Shan's innings how they showed temperament and played proper cricket shots.

Shan played one cross batted shot and he lost his wicket.

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

Our bowlers are still likely to be in t20 mode. That's advantage Australia.

 

[Pakhs]

Wicket got better and better for batting... so I expect Australia to give this a good go.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Our bowlers are still likely to be in t20 mode. That's advantage Australia.

That's the benefit of playing Abbas. He will keep bowling wicket to wicket.Amir is also always economical even if he doesn't take wickets.

It's all about wicket to wicket bowling in UAE. Keep it simple.

 

[Plumb]

looking forward to see how Abbas does... I believe this 5 odi series will tell if Abbas can be added in WC squad

 

[Mueez]

One thing is for sure.

Umar Akmal has matured...

 

[Omer2002]

we have one spinner in yasir..imad will be ineffective...

 

[HGhazanfar]

cricinfo purposely ruining Pak matches for commentary, they did this during the PSL aswell

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Amir is bowling close to the stumps. Anyone noticed?

 

[iRfaN_LA]

How did Abbas get in ahead of hasnain? This is ridiculous.

 

[Farhan93]

Haris scoring a mini 100 here proves that scoring a century on dead tracks isn't a most difficult task in ODIs. Babar gets all the hype because of similar mini hundreds but busts whenever big match or pressure situation comes up. Wish Saud Shakeel or Haris were also given such blind backing which blue eyed babar got and been getting for 4 years now without doing anything remarkable

 

[a_tahir]

How did Abbas get in ahead of hasnain? This is ridiculous.

Abbas is thought to have a higher chance of making the wc squad than hasnain

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

How did Abbas get in ahead of hasnain? This is ridiculous.

They won't give Hasnain more than 2 games considering his age. That's how they handled Shaheen as well.

 

[Pakhs]

Haris scoring a mini 100 here proves that scoring a century on dead tracks isn't a most difficult task in ODIs. Babar gets all the hype because of similar mini hundreds but busts whenever big match or pressure situation comes up. Wish Saud Shakeel or Haris were also given such blind backing which blue eyed babar got and been getting for 4 years now without doing anything remarkable

Saud Shakeel LOL... you lost all credibility when you mentioned his name along side Babar and Haris.

 

[srh]

now why would Australia drop Turner

 

[DRsohail]

Saud Shakeel LOL... you lost all credibility when you mentioned his name along side Babar and Haris.

He is right Saud has been the best bat for two years in FC,

 

[ManFan]

Saud Shakeel LOL... you lost all credibility when you mentioned his name along side Babar and Haris.

Higher List A and FC average than Babar, FZ, and Imam.

Higher List A than Haris also but lower FC.

 

[mrtaim3]

Amir's body language is such a let down. And his pace. Smh

 

[Farhan93]

Saud Shakeel LOL... you lost all credibility when you mentioned his name along side Babar and Haris.

Hmm. He has a much better FC record than a blue eyed boy in conditions which actually challenge the batsman. But of course some people believe what they want to believe by completely ignoring the reality

 

[HGhazanfar]

Amir just seems like he just doesnt want to play

 

[Bilal7]

Amir's pace seems to be up.

 

[Omer2002]

just out of curosity does anybody know when the pakistan cup is starting

 

[DRsohail]

Abbas is ordinary.

 

[Farhan93]

Amir playing ahead of Junaid is just ridiculous.

Shaheen
Hasan
Junaid

These 3 Should be automatic choice for the worldcup.

Hasnain, Usman, Amir, Rumman, Faheem, should have been fighting for the other 1-2 spots

 

[TeymurBlake]

Would have been good to see Amir given a rest this series.

 

[Goharn]

How did Abbas get in ahead of hasnain? This is ridiculous.

BEta sEnIOrs ki REsPeCt kArNA sEkHo

 

[mrtaim3]

Amir seriously need to run faster and up his pace. He is seriously wasting his time

 

[a_tahir]

Why is it raining???? Smh.

 

[IMMY69]

What is Rambo talking about??

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Harmless bowling so far.

 

[mrtaim3]

Why Amir is bowling so many short pitches? Why isn't he going for the LBW?

 

[iRfaN_LA]

BEta sEnIOrs ki REsPeCt kArNA sEkHo

Seniors who have never played an ODI

 

[troodon]

Indian wickets usually are better for batting. These wickets are sluggish. Won't be easy.

Completely agree. The likes of Aus, England, WI like the ball come fast on to the bat. They struggle on slow sluggish wickets.

I say Pak will win 70-30.

 

[HGhazanfar]

if you notice, Amir stops when he delivers the bowl - that is prob reducing his pace by 5-7kph. And god knows why he can't swing it.

 

[shah_1]

Amir has been rubbish so far

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Why Amir is bowling so many short pitches? Why isn't he going for the LBW?

Amir is a shadow of his past. Just bowling wicket to wicket and going through motion it seems

 

[shah_1]

Abbas shouldn't play ODI at all

 

[Snowflake]

Both bowlers hitting test match lengths right not. No way they will get wickets with this kind of bowling

 

[troodon]

Amir playing ahead of Junaid is just ridiculous.

Shaheen
Hasan
Junaid

These 3 Should be automatic choice for the worldcup.

Hasnain, Usman, Amir, Rumman, Faheem, should have been fighting for the other 1-2 spots

What has Junaid Khan done to deserve a place?

For WC, your bowling attack will be Hasan/Shaheen/Faheem/Imad and Shadab. Pak will play the likes of Faheem, Imad and Shadab to lengthen their batting.

 

[Omer2002]

if maxwell bowled ten overs i am afraid malik will have to aswell..

 

[iRfaN_LA]

We don’t have any good spinners to rescue us. Yasir is useless in ODIs and imad will probably just restrict runs.

 

[Snowflake]

I don't remember more than two deliveries that have been targeting the stumps. Pretty poor this

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

The Aussies look settled now. Taking on Abbas.

Abbas should keep trying that outside off line. Other lines will be dispatched by these set players.

 

[Pete Rose]

Oh no Rameez asked a question by AB. And he goes to every platitude in the book

 

[HGhazanfar]

I think Hassan and Shaheen will be our new bowl bowlers, I would have loved to see Wahab and Hansnain fight for the 1 change bowler spot int he World Cup 11

 

[troodon]

Pak needs to bring in spinners. Pacers will be taken for runs.

 

[Afhan Ali]

It is 70-30 to Australia

 

[Syed1]

Dangerous partnership

 

[mrtaim3]

Too many short pitch balls. Its like this is the first inning of a test match. Pakistan pacers are seriously lacking 'go for the kill' attitude.

 

[Syed1]

Abbas is not a LOI bowler... He has a List A bowling average of 28 and T20 bowling average of 34. Amazing selection by revolutionary

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Abbas has no pace, unless he gets some swing, he is pretty much going to get hammered. I feel they only got him in because worldcup is in England.

 

[DRsohail]

if you notice, Amir stops when he delivers the bowl - that is prob reducing his pace by 5-7kph. And god knows why he can't swing it.

He is rubbish if he stops or he does not.

 

[Farhan93]

What has Junaid Khan done to deserve a place?

For WC, your bowling attack will be Hasan/Shaheen/Faheem/Imad and Shadab. Pak will play the likes of Faheem, Imad and Shadab to lengthen their batting.

Certainly done a better job than Amir and UK. He's been one of our best ODI pacers since the start of 2017 along side Hasan and Shaheen. I don't know why people underrate him so much yes he's also lost some pace but at least he takes wickets whenever he gets a chance. While Amir has been absolute rubbish since 18 June 2017 avging in 70s or 80s something like that

 

[Syed1]

if you notice, Amir stops when he delivers the bowl - that is prob reducing his pace by 5-7kph. And god knows why he can't swing it.

Yeah sad that Amir is unable to swing it considering how the Aussie were swinging it miles in these extremely swing friendly conditions.

 

[CricFan2012]

For people saying this is aus's b team. This is the same batting lineup that won games against ind they should chase this down right?

I'd consider this their A team, not their best team considering no Warner, Smith, Hazlewood, Starc, Pattinson, even then Pakistan is missing many key players so its almost an even contest.

It would be totally even if the selectors didn't make the bizarre decision of picking two test bowlers for our ODIs in Abbas and Shah, seriously a puzzling decision.

 

[Syed1]

Ok time to panic now.

 

[HGhazanfar]

Amir needs the boot, let him play t20 leagues, he's not good enough for international anymore. We need wicket takers not run containers.

 

[Omer2002]

oh dear the mighty Imad got tonked....

 

[sindhiboy]

well that imad threat is negated

 

[HGhazanfar]

I just dont see any improvement in Imad's bowling. Still can't spin it, just darts it in like its a 10 over game.

 

[Farhan93]

Abbas has no pace, unless he gets some swing, he is pretty much going to get hammered. I feel they only got him in because worldcup is in England.

White ball does nothing even in England. Inzi is a fool if he thinks Abbas will be lethal in England with white ball. Should have tested Rumman in this series at least he's ODI skills, swings white ball, can bowl yorkers in the last part . Pathetic selection as usual

 

[harasraja]

Lets face it, amir is not the best left arm seamer for us anymore, its shaheen shah afridi.

The best right arm seamer is hassan ali. So there you have your opening duo. Shaheen shah afridi and hassan ali.

 

[CricFan2012]

So nostalgic seeing Umar Akmal on the field, although he looks worse with that belly